Executive Leadership

Angela Newman-White, Executive Director of First Year Cleveland

With almost two decades working in maternal and infant health, and with an intimate knowledge of the local landscape, Mrs. Newman-White has the rare combination of skills and passion to take First Year Cleveland to the next stage of impact.

Mrs. Newman-White began her public health career as a case manager for the Cleveland Department of Health’s MomsFirst program, a First Year Cleveland grantee-partner, more than 18 years ago.

From 2005 to 2011, she served as  Program Administrator and Deputy Director of that program before moving on to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, where she now serves as Grant Supervisor. Under her leadership, the Maternal and Child Health Department grew from two programs to nine. Notably, Mrs. Newman-White helped launch One Life, One Voice, One Community, a conference dedicated to connecting families to information and resources to prevent infant mortality.

She was a key partner in helping launch First Year Cleveland in 2015 and is known for elevating the voices of community residents at every opportunity. She served as part of the 19-member design team that helped reshape FYC’s strategic priorities and ultimately led to shifting the initiative from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School for Applied Social Sciences.

Mrs. Newman-White holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in Sociology from Cleveland State University. She is Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors for CityMatCH, a national organization of maternal and child health programs and leaders. She lives in Twinsburg with her husband and son and is proud to take the helm of First Year Cleveland at this critical juncture.